There have been initial reports emerging via social media that a KLM flight en route to Kenya (origin unknown) is being inspected for possible bomb equipment. These reports have yet to be verified - we're investigating and will add reports as they come in.

UPDATE: KLM report via Twitter that a plane headed for Kenya was grounded in Cairo as an unidentified object was inspected, but that it was a false alarm after all passengers were disembarked safely from the aircraft.

Bomb threat?

In addition to Pascal Boeckx tweets apparently showing a plane grounded at Cairo airport, there have been separate claims that the grounded plane is on alert due to a possible bomb threat. As yet, these reports have not been verified and the official reason for the grounded plane has not been given by authorities..

Bomb alert on #KLM flight en route to Nairobi. Plane will land in #Cairo to evacuate everyone.

KLM have responded to the user reporting that the plane was grounded as a precaution, noted in an update to come. Marking as verified - the plane WAS grounded in Cairo following a bomb alert, even though no bomb was found.

This photo shows a KLM plane grounded in what is presumably Cairo airport. It may be possible to verify that this is the plane also photographed by Pascal below - there is a red truck proximate to the vehicle that may be the same truck in Pascal's photo.

We can see from Pascal's previous tweets that he was setting off for Kenya - this is corroborated in this tweet. We can also clearly see the Cairo Airport Company text on the side of the red vehicle to the left of the shot (in English and Arabic).

From the tweet immediately before this, we can see that Pascal is en route to Kenya, likely from Belgium (judging from the link that is in his Twitter profile and the language of the magazine photo he posted. It is unclear if Beligum was the origin of the KLM flight; more likely it was flying from KLM hub Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Ready to leave for Kilimanjaro and ISOFYS's paleo-climate project. Jan Mulder' book goes along for a Serengeti beer. pic.twitter.com/xcRjlrRUYu

from the Telegraph: "Citing security officials, the Lebanese As-Safir newspaper said the child’s DNA had been tested and showed the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant jihadist group is his father."

As the conflict in Gaza continues into its thirteenth day, and amid rising casualties (at least 429 Palestinians and 18 Israelis have been killed thus far), we're investigating some of the images circulating on social media to try to ascertain a clearer picture of what's real and what's fake.

If you have a link to a tweet, video or photo that you want to investigate, or help us investigate, then create an account and submit a report.

Viral image claims to show brutal IDF warning SMS

The first image below - shared widely on Facebook and Twitter - is a screengrab from a dramatization found on the Raya FM Facebook page. The second image below is from an Instagram post in 2012 - we've added it here to show an authentic IDF warning SMS.

Twitter user @7__r has done some digging and turned up this video clip from the Raya FM Facebook page. The clip is clearly a dramatization, and this image is clearly a screengrab. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=855637941113001&fref=nf More work could uncover if this is the original video, but for now we can mark this image as "false".

Fielded this image to Twitter - lots of red flags raised: 1) Why is the message in English and not Arabic or Hebrew? 2) Why is "Israel Army" saved as a contact? 3) This doesn't seem to be in line with other similar IDF messages.

Other photos uploaded to @RanaGaza's Instagram account suggest she was in Gaza in November 2012, when "Operation Pillar of Defense" saw IDF strike Gaza over a sustained period of eight days. Tentatively marking this as verified: It passes the common sense check, +972 is a reputable media outlet, and there are no red flags from reverse image search etc.

This photo (original here: http://instagram.com/p/SGM62wNABX/) is apparently a photograph from Twitter user @RanaGaza of her father's phone, taken in 2012. The Arabic reads "The next phase is on the way. Stay away from Hamas elements."

Again, no red flags from reverse image search and Kyle's Twitter bio and history check out - looks like he's also a student at Ole Miss (which is in Oxford, Mississippi, which also checks out). Great shot! Maybe Brad and Kyle should team up as storm shooters.

This Brad Lanier looks to be the same chap in the Twitter bio - so it seems feasible that he is where he claims: https://www.facebook.com/brad.lanier.5 Also there were no red flags from the reverse image search. Corroborating photos mean that this looks like the real deal - and what an amazing shot!

Alarming images have surfaced online appearing to show an aide to Turkish prime minister Tayyeb Reccip Erdoğan kicking a protester in Soma amid a stormy visit from the PM to the scene of Turkey's worst ever mining disaster, which left 282 dead last week.

This seems to be based on a Hurriyet Daily news report - it's quoted in detail here, but it's curious that this is the only English language version, and that the Independent are hedging their bets by saying "alleged". Keen to know more about how Hurriyet acquired the source material - it feels "too good to be true".

Who is the man that was kicked by Yerkel?

We'd love to hear more about this underreported aspect of this story - please send more info our way if you have it! I suspect it may have been covered more in the Turkish media than English language media, but surely we need to hear from the man attacked by Yerkel.

What happened to the man photographed being kicked by @YusufYerkel ? Anyone manage to interview him? #Soma

Given the weight of reporting in world media, the number of photos and videos from different angles, and an "apology" from the perpetrator, we can say this is "verified", though questions certainly remain as to the identity of the man being kicked.

This AP report quotes Turkish media featuring a quasi-apology from Yerkel: ""I am sorry that I was not able to keep calm despite all the provocations, insults and attacks that I was subjected to," he said.

The Netherlands is renowned for its excellent bicycle infrastructre that spans the entire country. It is a common and popular method of transportation for people of all ages, and accounts for 59% of trips within cities. But when Obama flew to the Netherlands to meet world leaders, did the Dutch PM actually ride his bike to meet him?

After Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved German compatriot Mesut Özil's tame penalty kick early in his team's recent Champions League match with Arsenal, some pundits questioned whether Neuer's friendship with Özil gave him the edge in stopping the shot and preventing his team from going behind. One photo in particular - published in several high profile news outlets - suggests that the history between the two goes all the way back to high school......

Egypt's Sinai region has seen continued instability in recent weeks, following the Army's removal of Mohammed Morsi as the country's president. Several attacks against the army and police have taken place, notably in the north Sinai city of el-Arish.

Sinai is a popular tourist destination for western tourists, though many have speculated that the area has also seen an influx of weapons in recent years from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

The video has also been posted by prominent activist Wael Abbas on YouTube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=buS4mfEX3w0 and there's a useful comment in Arabic: "That place is probably "Al-Kab" after the "Permit collection area" for the Ismailia-Port Said Road. I say that because I know the area well, I'm from Ismailia and I come and go from Port Said. I can tell this area from the vegetation around the canal. Anyone who thinks that the police and army wouldn't let someone get that close to the canal, let me tell you that the road is only 500-700m away from the canal and anyone can stop their car and go get close to the canal. I'm not confirming or denying the video, just trying to think with you guys."

There is no visual of the impact of the first RPG, all you can get is the sound of a small explosion. The visual of the second RPG looks a little fishy to me - there's seemingly no damage to the ship and the camera doesn't stick around long enough for a good view of what happens next. I'm going to hunt to see where else this has been posted, and to see if any major news outlets have picked it up.

Around 3 seconds in there's a blurry visual of the possible name of the vessel on the bow of the ship: Asia. Having searched we can find a ship that matches this possible name: the Cosco Asia. Using marinetraffic.com we can see that the Cosco Asia did indeed pass through the Suez Canal on September 1, 2013 http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?zoom=9&oldmmsi=356581000&o...

Soldier dead in sinai

El-Arish, Egypt (NTN24) - At least four people are shot dead, including an army officer in clashes between an armed gang and the Egyptian army and police in the north Sinai town of el-Arish, according to security sources.